Jon Landau, producer of Avatar, spoke to MTV about the film and dropped big news concerning the franchise. He said that director James Cameron is going to write a novel detailing the back story of Avatar, giving fans insight into Na’vi/human relations on Pandora, Col. Quaritch and his campaign on the deadly planet, the death of Tommy Sully brother and how Jake ended up in the wheelchair. I think this is a great idea, especially considering the weakest part of the huge hit film was the rushed introduction at the beginning of the movie. Read the comments Jon Landau gave in his interview below.

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You most likely saw a Super Bowl spot for director M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender this past Sunday, but now we have the official full length trailer (via Yahoo) for you to see. From the director who brought us The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs has returned with a new film titled The Last Airbender which is an adaptation of the television show, Avatar: The Last Airbender. We already showed you the teaser trailer a while back, but now we have a full length trailer which looks awesome. The Last Airbender hits theaters this summer. Check out the trailer after the jump.

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For seven weeks Avatar was the top dog at the box office. That was until Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried dropped a romance called Dear John into theaters and teen girls everywhere went to see it. For the last two months Avatar has had little competition at box office and has been the number one movie since it was released on December 18th. This weekend I thought Avatar would make it eight weeks without a struggle ( I actually lost a bet on this); however I apparently underestimate the power of a Nicolas Spark’s novel and a Channing Tatum fan base. Dear John managed to pull in a whopping $30.4 million which is the highest Super Bowl weekend gross of all time. Avatar may have came in second place but it did so at a respectable $22.8 million. Keep reading for a full breakdown of the weekend box office.

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If your sick of hearing about how Avatar is breaking all these box office records, then this will probably be one of the last articles we run on the matter. That’s because Avatar has now broken the last big record it had yet to accomplish: highest grossing movie of all time. On Tuesday, Avatar topped Titanic as the highest grossing film ever with over $600 million in domestic box office tickets. If James Cameron was “King of the World” after Titanic’s record-breaking run, then I am not sure what self-inflicted title he will give himself this time around. The man is the mastermind behind the two highest grossing films of all time, so the recognition is warranted. So, how far will Titanic go? Keep reading for our take on it.

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Continuing its reign of terror on the box office, Avatar has now made it seven weeks at number one. Grossing $31 million this past weekend, Avatar only dropped 10% from the previous weekend, and is now less than $7 million away from topping Titanic as the highest grossing film of all time. Even with competition from Mel Gibson’s Edge of Darkness and the romantic comedy When in Rome, Avatar could once again, not be touched. With a domestic gross of $594 million and a worldwide sum of $2 billion Avatar shows no signs of slowing down.

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Following the success of James Cameron’s Avatar has become one of the most interesting stories in box office history. Most importantly because it will soon become the highest grossing film in history as it takes aim at Cameron’s other big film, Titanic. This weekend Avatar made it six straight weekends at number one and on Saturday surpassed The Dark Knight to become the second highest grossing movie of all time. And today we are able to report that Avatar has now topped Titanic internationally to become the highest grossing film worldwide. Continue reading for a full break down of this weekends box office results.

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This summer director M. Night Shyamalan will bring audiences his latest feature film titled The Last Airbender. Typically Shyamalan writes and directs his films which are based on original pieces of work. This time around, The Sixth Sense director is adapting a live-action adaptation of the television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Yes, it is another movie with the name Avatar in the title…sort of. For obvious reasons, Shyamalan changed the title to The Last Airbender so fans wouldn’t get his movie confused with that other Avatar movie. The Last Airbender hits theaters July 2nd 2010. You can click here to watch a short teaser trailer and hit the jump to see these new posters.

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Yahoo Movies has this 22-minute video which is a behind-the-scenes look at Avatar featuring commentary from various cast members. The video is titled “Creating the World of Pandora” and is a detailed look at how the movie came together. I really enjoyed seeing how the different creatures and plants were created and the work that was involved in creating an entire planet. The interviews on this feature consist of cast members as well as the technical crew who explain the work they did behind-the-scenes. This is an interesting feature that I recommend you check out after the break.

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Oh man is the box office on fire! James Cameron’s Avatar is showing no signs of slowing down as it has now crossed $500 million at the domestic box office. Avatar now stands only $28 million away from passing The Dark Knight (#2 all time) and less than $100 million from that other James Cameron movie (Titanic at #1.) Can it do it? Absolutely. For the fifth straight weekend Avatar has held the number one spot and with less than appealing movies coming out next week it should go another week at the top spot. Even with competition from Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli, Avatar could not be dethroned from it’s reign. Eli opened very strong with $38 million which is the fourth highest January opening ever. For a full breakdown on the weekend box office continue reading.

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Last night NBC aired The Golden Globes which presents awards in both film and television from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. This is the last big telecast (and only important one) before the Academy Awards in March. It usually serves as a precursor to what we can expect to see come Oscar nomination time. The Globes are always a fun telecast as it combines the best in film and television, and there are awards for comedy as well as dramatic films. Last night Avatar was the big winner as the HFPA rewarded director James Cameron as best director and gave the film best picture for a drama. For a full list of all the winners hit the jump.

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There have been many comparisons to James Cameron’s Avatar this past holiday season. Many felt that it was an amalgam of such great films as Pocahontas and Dances With Wolves with a hint of Fern Gully. While this may sound true, it doesn’t make Avatar any less a great film. I had been waiting for the You Tube elite to put together a version of the Avatar trailer mixed with any of the above film comparisons and thanks to Bloodrunsclear via You – Tube this mash-up was made. Also, we have an excerpt from Digg that shows how the movie may have been written.

See the trailer after the jump.

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The 2009 box office ended on a high note as James Cameron’s Avatar crossed one billion dollars in worldwide box office sales. This means that Cameron is now the only director to have two movies cross one billion dollars with Avatar now joining the list that contains Cameron’s last film, 1997’s Titanic. While the worldwide gross of Avatar is beyond impressive, it continue to bank more and more money domestically. After three weeks of release Avatar has earned an astonishing $352 million and shows no signs of slowing down. Record breaking is a phrase that has become synonymous with Avatar and we will be hearing much more from this epic film in the coming weeks. For those who haven’t been following the box office success of this movie continue reading for a full breakdown of what Avatar has achieved in a very short amount of time.

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It took an indigenous planet, a detective, and a trio of musical chipmunks to make Hollywood have a very merry Christmas. This holiday weekend witnessed numerous box office records being broken. Instead of coal under the tree, studio executives will be seeing dollar signs. The big winner of the weekend was once again James Cameron’s Avatar which took the top spot for a second weekend with an astonishing $75 million. For the record, that is less than a 2% drop from it’s opening weekend last week (where it banked $77 million.) Also, bringing in huge numbers were Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes and the animated kids movie Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. Sherlock drummed up $62.3 million opening weekend and Alvin and company pulled in $48.8 million. Multiple records were broken this weekend. To see what those are and for a full weekend break down of the box office continue reading.

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The magic of movies is in the ability to create a visual escape for an audience. Not in recent memory has a movie created a world that encompasses the idea of escapism better than Avatar. Director James Cameron has created a visual masterpiece. Watching the film in 3D on IMAX is an incredible experience that everyone should enjoy. The colors, the special effects, and the 3D all create this visual world of wonder that is so appealing that I found myself emerged in a completely different world. Escaping reality is the purpose of movies and James Cameron has crafted a detailed universe that is so intricate I believe there is another world out there called Pandora.

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Could Avatar’s Stephen Lang play the X-Men’s favorite mutant from the future, Cable? Well, he definitely looks the part and judging by his performances is such films as Tombstone, Gettysburg and this holiday seasons Avatar he also has the chops. With 20th Century Fox’s X-Men film franchise in limbo right now Cable could be the shot in the arm that the fans need to get interested again, or at least that’s what Cable co-creator Rob Liefeld thinks.

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IMAX has released a final poster for James Cameron’s Avatar which will arrive in theaters now in less than 10 days. The feature will be shown in both digital and IMAX 3D when the film opens on December 18th everywhere. Check out the poster after the jump.

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According to Conan O’Brien, Avatar’s video game adaptation may have been rushed. No doubt the hype surrounding the movie has steadily increased and marketing the film as been an expensive push on TV and the web, but there are always concerns when movies get video game tie-ins. Excluding Spider-Man 2, most games are made to cash in on their movie titles with little to no well designed gameplay. Anyway, Conan has an exclusive look at the game, and you can check it out after the jump.

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Last night Fox aired a new TV spot for Avatar which premiered new footage. Shown during a commercial break for Glee, the Avatar TV spot is similar to the trailer which we have seen, however keep watching and you will see some new footage! If you weren’t sold on how amazing Avatar is going to be than you need to watch this clip. James Cameron has created a visually stunning piece of work and that is evident from a 3 minute trailer! Watch this new TV spot and tell us what you think after the jump.

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James Cameron’s Avatar will arrive in theaters December 18th in regular formats, digital 3D, and IMAX 3D. Today we have some great looking high resolution images for you to check out. The images consist of the Na’vi which are the creatures featured in the photo above. If you haven’t checked out the first trailer for the movie click here. I will admit this film looks beautiful, however I hope it can live up to all the hype. Check out the photos after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

The first trailer for the very much anticipated James Cameron film Avatar has finally arrived. This project has been ten years in the making and as we approach the December 18th release date the hype could not be any more huge than it already is. This trailer is breathtaking as audiences get their first look into the magnificent world that director James Cameron has created. This is more than a film for Cameron. This is many years of work put into developing a new world that people have never seen before. Fanboyz was privileged to watch 25 minutes of the film last month at Comic-Con and we can honestly say that Cameron is an extraordinary filmmaker. Watch this must see trailer after the jump.

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